MARINE PROFILE FOR SOUTH HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT www.investinisleofwight.co.uk | www.investinportsmouth.co.uk | www.investinsouthampton.co.uk APRIL 2013 MARINE PROFILE 1 Front cover image: Southampton International Boatshow TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Definition 5 3.0 Value of the Sector 6 4.0 Marine Employment 8 5.0 Marine Businesses 12 6.0 Map of Marine Businesses 13 7.0 Competitive Advantage of the Marine Sector 16 8.0 World Class Research and Knowledge Assets 19 9.0 Physical Assets 28 10.0 Marine Key Development Sites 34 11.0 Major Employers 38 12.0 Skills in The Marine Sector 46 13.0 Business Support 51 14.0 Events 54 15.0 How we can Help 56 16.0 Contact Details 57 This document serves as a profile of the Marine sector for South Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Its purpose is to inform and provide key information on all aspects of the sector for a range of different audiences: local workers, existing businesses in the area, new businesses and start-ups, prospective workers, and potential businesses and investors wishing to relocate to the area. MARINE PROFILE 2 SOUTH HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT South Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Solent LEP area) have the potential to deliver sustainable economic growth for the UK economy. The strategy for growth is based on the need to make the best use of our outstanding assets of highly-skilled people, world-class businesses, land for development and world leading higher education establishments. Since 2008 the area has witnessed strong private sector jobs growth driven by the development of more knowledge based industries and high value advanced manufacturing. In the period to 2026 the area will capitalise on its strengths and through collaboration, commit to creating greater levels of wealth creation through additional private sector growth. In addition to current trends the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership is planning to create 10,000 new jobs, contributing to GVA growth of 2.1% which equates to an extra £1bn of economic value. Key Facts: 1. A total population of 1.5 million (2011) of which 63% are of working age 2. Local GVA £23.7 billion, supporting 485,000 (FTE) jobs 3. Part of the wider South East regional economy valued at £187 billion (GVA, 2010) 4. 50,000 businesses (VAT registered stock) 5. Strategic sectors include - Marine, Aerospace, Defence-related industries, Advanced Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics 6. Leading companies include – IBM, BAE Systems, EADS Astrium, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Zurich, Lloyds Register Group, Skandia, QinetiQ, Carnival UK and B&Q 7. 7 out of the top 10 global aerospace companies operate from the area 8. Southampton Airport services 43 European destination and 1.76 million passengers 9. The Port of Southampton is one of the largest in the UK, providing £1.2bn of local output per annum 10. The area has a number of strategic employment sites with over 110 hectares of land for development 11. The Solent Enterprise Zone now has in place a £27m infrastructure package to enable the delivery of 800 jobs by 2015 12. The University of Southampton is one of only 19 UK universities to be ranked among the top 100 in the world 13. The area is home to the universities of Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester and Southampton Solent University 14. 55,000 students are educated in the area, a higher proportion than for the South East or Great Britain 15. 32% of the working age population hold higher level qualifications (degree level or higher) THE SOLENT LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP (LEP) (www.solentlep.org.uk) The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was formed after the Government offered local areas the opportunity to take control of their future economic development. It is a locally-owned partnership between businesses and local authorities and plays a central role in determining local economic priorities and undertaking activities to drive economic growth and the creation of local jobs. ‘Our vision is to create an environment which will better facilitate growth and private sector investment in the Solent area, allow businesses to grow, become more profitable, greener and enable new businesses to form and prosper’. MARINE PROFILE 3 1.0 INTRODUCTION The South Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s growing and well established marine sector continues to be a key driver of future local economic growth as well as making an important contribution to the UK economy and national growth. Located on the south coast of England, South Hampshire and Isle of Wight is at the heart of a marine sector, which is worth £3.6 billion and comprises more than 48,000 jobs and over 3,000 businesses, with sub sector strengths in research, manufacturing, defence and commercial port activities. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) have identified the following sub-sectors for future investment into the UK: • Offshore wind • Oil and gas • Marine energy There is potential for investment in these sub-sectors across South Hampshire and Isle of Wight given the existing and well established cluster that has valuable industry links and supply chains in place. Crucial to the continued strength of the marine economy is the presence of world-class marine education and research facilities. The close links between the three universities, the National Oceanography Centre (NOCS), which is one of the world’s top five oceanographic research institutions, and private sector expertise gives the region’s businesses a competitive advantage and an international profile. The sector has experienced employee and business growth over the last 10 years. To support this continued growth there are a number of key marine sites in the area identified for development (see page 34 for further detail). • Centenary Quay, Southampton • Cowes Waterfront and the Medina Valley, Isle of Wight • Kingston Marine Park, Isle of Wight • Marchwood Industrial Park, Hythe, Southampton • Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus • Trafalgar Wharf, Portsmouth 1 Gross Value Added, Solent Waterfront Strategy (p. 48, 2007) 2 2010 Business Register and Employment Survey, Office for National Statistics 3 2008 Annual Business Inquiry Workplace Analysis, Office for National Statistics 4 Based on analysis of employment figures – see Table 2 in Section 4 (p.6) of this report 5 University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University, and the University of Portsmouth MARINE PROFILE 4 2.0 DEFINITION The Marine Sector definition adopted by the Solent Waterfront Strategy6 best suites the activity and scope of marine in our sub-region. The sector is defined as being made up of the following 18 core marine activities: Figure 2: Components of the Marine Sector in the Solent Sub-region Marinas, berthing Leisure activities Cruise industry and facilities or supporting located close to marinas & supporting services services other berthing facilities. Minerals Ferry services Oil & petro-chemicals Safety and salvage Bulk cargo SOLENT MARINE Containers Cargo administration SECTOR Defence activities Transport logistics Manufacturing of marine Fisheries particularly naval relating to ports and related equipment Marine services – Roll on - roll off Manufacturing of ships, Marine related insurance, brokerage and commercial port boat-building and repairs education and research other services activities 6 Solent Waterfront Strategy (p. 33, 2007) MARINE PROFILE 5 3.0 VALUE OF THE SECTOR The value of the marine sector is compared against the total Gross Value Added (GVA)7 and this is shown in Table 1. Table 1: Gross Value Added Total (£ million) Marine Sector (£ million) UK 1,301,118 a 46,000 b South East 188,211 a 14,000 c South Hampshire and 9,500 d 1,948 d Isle of Wight Sources: a 2010 GDP Preliminary Estimate – Q4 2011, Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletin, released 25th January 2012 b Socio-Economic Indicators of Marine-related Activities in the UK Economy: The Crown Estate 2008 c Opportunities for the Marine Industry, South East England, August 2010 d Solent Waterfront Strategy, 2007 (p48). GVA contribution to the economy of the marine sector equates to approximately £1.9 billion which is equivalent to approximately 20% of GVA within the Solent economic study area. Total Turnover (GDP) is £3.5 billion. It is estimated that the marine sector accounts for approximately 17.8% of total GDP of £20.2 billion for the Solent economic study area. Note: Values at city level are not available as GVA data from ONS is provided only at Broad Industry levels and SIC code level. 7 GVA measures the contribution to the economy of each individual producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom and is used in the estimation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP is a key indicator of the state of the whole economy. The link between GVA and GDP can be defined as: GVA + taxes on products – subsidies on products = GDP. MARINE PROFILE 6 University of Southampton MARINE PROFILE 7 4.0 MARINE EMPLOYMENT Table 2 shows employment numbers for the marine sector and its sub-sectors – research, manufacturing, defence and commercial port activities. Employment is high in the oil and petroleum industry for the Southampton city region (2,200) due to the Hamble Oil Terminal located on the east bank of Southampton Water and the Falwey Oil Refinery on the south eastern bank of Southampton Water. There is a high number of marine related employment in education and research for both the Portsmouth (5,100) and Southampton (7,000) city regions as a result of the University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University, National Oceanography Centre and the University of Portsmouth located within the area. The Ministry of Defence have announced redundancies in the British Army, The Royal Air Force and The Royal Navy. The majority of defence jobs in South Hampshire and Isle of Wight are within the Royal Navy and following the two waves of redundancies in 2011 and 2012, it is expected there will be a considerable decline in defence employment numbers in the Portsmouth city region during 2012 and 2013.